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Peer reviewedCota-Robles, Sonia; Neiss, Michelle; Rowe, David C. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2002
Research consistently correlates early pubertal timing with problem behaviors. Social and biological processes, which differ among ethnic groups, may also explain the relationship between pubertal timing and delinquency. Interviews with 5,000 boys ages 11 to 17 showed that early pubertal timing predicts nonviolent and violent delinquency for Anglo…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Blacks, Delinquency
